Machine for casting type.



A. SAVARESE.

MACHINE POR OASTING TYPE.

ArPLIoATIoN FILED un '1, 1912.

1,1O,`495, Patented June 16, 1914.

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A. SAVARESE.

MAGHINB POR GASTING TYPE.

AIPLIOATION FILED MAY?, 1912.

1,100,495, Patented June 16, 1914J 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

COLUMBIA PLANocmAx-H CD.,WASHINUTON D c ANIELLO SAVABESE, 0F PARIS, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR CASTING TYPE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

1 atented June 16, 1914:.

Application filed May 7, 1912. Serial No. 695,687.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ANiELLo SAvAREsE, of Paris, France, a subject of the King of Italy, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Casting Type, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to improvements in type casting machines of the Foucher type, the object of my invention being to adapt a machine of this character1 to the casting of type of the peculiar construction employed in the composing machines of the character shown in the Savarese Patent 920,086 and Serial No. 695,686.

Type casting machines of the Foucher construction comprise as is well known, a movable plate which forms the bottom of the type casting mold and which ejects the type after it has been cast. As it leaves the mold, the type is seized between the two jaws o-f a gripping device, which travels it over the table of the machine and passes it between trimming knives. During this movement the type is pressed against the bed of the machine by a mo-vable counter plate arranged between the jaws of the gripping device.

rIhe present improvements comprise, (l) the arrangement in connection with the movable bottom plate of the mold, of a core which serves to produce a recess in the shank of the cast type so that the latter is given a bifurcated construction. The arrangement, on the lower face of the counter-plate, of a projection which serves as a core engaging between the legs of the cast type and preventing the deformation of the latter by the gripper and the trimming knives. (3) The arrangement, at the end of the bed of the machine, of a gage on which the type are threaded by the gripper and which trims the sides of the type. Passing the gage, the inished type run on a receiving rail which threads them directly upon`a magazine rail for charging the composing machine, the magazine rail being arranged in extension of the receiving rail of the casting machine.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is an elevation, partly in section, of the casting machine; Fig. Q. is a perspective of a cast type, drawn to a larger scale; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the movable bottom plate of the mold, the core carried thereby and the superposed counter-plate; Fig. 4C is a section on the line 4 4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective, partially broken away, showing the gage; Fig. G is an elevation of the gage; Fig. 7 yis a plan of the same; Fig. 8 is a detail of the gage; and Fig. 9 is a plan corresponding to Fig. 8.

The movable plate a which constitutes the bottom of the mold, is mounted in usual fashion, at the upper end of the arm al, to which vertical movement is imparted by the cam a2 on the driving shaft A. The plate is made fast to the arm al by a bar a3 which engages in the aperture (Fig. 3) in the plate a. The downward travel of the plate a is limited by the adjustable stop z'. The core b is mounted in fixed position on the bed of the machine by a screw b1 the shank of which passes through the aperture b2 in the lower portion of the core. A large aperture a5 in the movable plate a accom modates the lower portion of the co-re Z), t-he upper portion of the latter passing through the face of the late a and being shaped to impart the desired bi-furcate form to the shank of the cast type.

During the casting of a type (Fig. l) the core b extends above the face of the plate a the thickness of the type. After the casting, the plate a rises and slides the cast type up and olf of the core b into position to be picked up by the gripper d. The latter, which is of common construction, seizes the type between the jaws 1 and 2. At the same moment the counter-plate fis lowered and the core f1 thereon enters between the legs x1 ofthe type stem, and so prevents the deformation of the type under the pressure of the jaws of the gripper. The latter moves the type on the table c of the machine in the direction of the arrow 1, passing it in contact with the usual trimming knives (not shown). During this movement of the type it is pressed down on the table by the counter plate f and the core f1 thereon likewise prevents deformation of the type by the trimming knives. When the gripper l arrives at the end of the table Z, the counter plate f, being depressed still further, pushes the type out of the gripper and forces it on the broach g and the gage g1, which forms a continuation of the latter. As it descends the gage g1, the narrow sides of the type are engaged by the oblique trimming knives g2 carried by the bars g3. Between the bars g3 is arranged a spacing member g4 by which the space between the latter is determined. Immediately below the gage g1 is a slide rail it which forms a continuation of the beaded rail h1. The nished type slide down these rails and directly upon the magazine charging rails (not shown) which are removably mounted in extension of the rail h1. The magazine rails, after being filled with type are carried to t-he composing machine and used to charge the magazine rails of the latter.

I claim as my invention 1. A type casting machine comprising a gripper for removing the cast type and between the jaws of the gripper a movable member having a downward extension forming a core for the type to prevent injury to the latter during its engagement by the gripper. c

2. A type casting machine comprising a casting mold, means for moving the cast type from the lat-ter, a gage, means for forcing the shifted type upon the gage, a receiving rail on which the type are automatically threaded as they pass from the gage.

3. A type casting machine comprising a Vcasting chamber having a bottom plate, a

core projecting through said plate into the casting chamber, said core being shaped to produce a bi-furcated type shank and means for moving with relation to each other said plate and core to strip the type from the latter.

4. A type casting machine comprising a casting chamber having a movable plate forming a wall oi" the chamber, a stationary core projecting through said plate into the casting chamber, and means for moving said plate to strip the cast type from the core, in combination with a gripper for removing the cast type and between the jaws of the gripper a movable member having a downward extension forming a core for the type to prevent injury to the latter during its engagement by the gripper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANIELLO SAVARESE.

Witnesses CHARLES DoNY, LEON PEILLEY.

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Washington, D. C. 

